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Anime Central - Day Two - Costuming
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People love costumers at anime conventions. They draw the most attention
in the halls (and on this site). All of those elaborate outfits need long
work to be ready for public display. A group of veteran costumers gathered
behind this costume rack to talk about their work. |
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| Contrary to what you might expect, only one member of this costuming
panel was a woman, Prairie Rose Clayton. "It's much easier to create a
costume on your own than to modify an existing pattern," she said. Kimonos
are easy costumes to make because they're created from straight pieces
of cloth, but they're hard to wrap just right. |
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A couple of the guys on the panel were Michigan fans. Dave B. told
how he has to screw together some parts of his costumes. And he does his
own sewing - every stitch by hand. "Being able to work on a sewing machine
isn't everything," he said. "It's how does it look as opposed to how much
time it took to make." |
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| And Dave Z. told some of the tricks of the trade, like using pieces
of large plastic pipe to make shoulder pads. Also, becareful about using
paint and hot glue on a costume, because the glue won't stick to paint.
Making a costume work means "You have to have it planned out in your mind,
but you won't know if it'll work until you're done." |
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